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Red Wings outlook: Defensive forward Joakim Andersson has a battle to crack the lineup

(Another in a series of player profiles prior to training camp Sept. 18-22.)

Joakim Andersson

Position: Center/left wing

Age: 26

Height/Weight: 6-2/211

2014-15 stats: 68 games, three goals, five assists, eight points, minus-4 rating, 22 penalty minutes; (playoffs) seven games, one goal, one assist, two points, plus-1 rating, two penalty minutes.

Career stats: 176 games, 14 goals, 19 assists, 33 points, minus-12 rating, 42 penalty minutes; (playoffs) 22 games, two goals, five assists, seven points, plus-2 rating, 12 penalty minutes.